J. V. Fletcher Library e-News
March 11, 2010
"Working in Nonprofits: Recipes to Positively Transform Your Life and Career" – is presented by Mark McCurdy on Wednesday March 17.
Hear the “secret recipe” of how people just like you are living their dream job for social impact. Learn how to leverage your volunteer or pro-bono experience into a job reality. What are the “Hot & Spicy” sectors and departments in the nonprofit/social impact space – discover where to find these jobs and where to search. Mark will cover: the key ingredients for your resume and cover letter in order to make the nonprofit cut; salary straight talk for the nonprofit sector; and discuss what types of volunteer work has more merit in non-profit arena. There will be networking opportunities before and after the session.
Join the J. V. Fletcher Library‘s “Westford Job Seekers Network” to expand your network of business contacts and discover new job opportunities. This group meets Wednesdays from 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Library and OPEN to ALL.
"Shenanigans" with award-winning Storyteller, Diane Edgecomb:
Friday, March 19 at 4 p.m. Diane Edgecomb, known for her vivid comedic style, presents delightful interpretations of classic Irish stories. There will be plenty of laughter during Edgecomb's animated retelling of these well loved gems! This perfor-mance will be accompanied by Musician Margot Chamberlain playing the Celtic harp. Tickets ($2.00) are now available in the Youth Services Dept. For ages four and up.
Feature of the week:
Explore your interests through an impressive selection of twenty museum passes that are available daily due to the extraordinary generosity of our Friends of the J. V. Fletcher Library, Inc. and the Library Board of Trustees. These passes may be reserved by Wesford residents and non-resident members of the Friends of the J. V. Fletcher Library, Inc.
Have you visited the Worcester Art Museum lately?
The Worcester Art Museum is world-renowned for its 35,000-piece collection of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, prints, drawings and new media. These works span 5,000 years of art and culture. View paintings by Cassatt, Gauguin, Goya, Monet, Sargent and Whistler; admire floor mosaics from the ancient city of Antioch; see cutting-edge contemporary art and discover the Museum's many other treasures. Special exhibitions showcase the masterworks, seldom-seen gems, and important works on loan.
In addition to taking in the fabulous galleries and magnificent courts of the Worcester Art Museum, you can look forward to dining and shopping there as well.
Avoid the tax time crunch:
We still have a large supply of 2009 State and Federal tax forms available in the Reference area. If you prefer, you print-out federal forms from the IRS website http://www.irs.gov/ and state forms from the Massachusetts Department of revenue http://www.mass.gov; click on the tab “For Residents”, scroll down to “Consumer” and click on the subheading “Taxes”.
What else is happening?
Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. – The J. V. Fletcher Library’s Adult Book discussion meets to discuss My Life in France, by Julia Child
The Bookmobile is off the road. For information please call 978-692-5557.
Fletcher Library Hours:
Monday: 1 p.m. - 9 p.m., Tuesday -Thursday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., Friday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday (Labor Day-June) 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday (Jan-April) 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Visit the Fletcher Library’s award-winning Web site at www.westfor
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